WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16: BOSTON TEA PARTY
Profile America — Friday, December 16th. In the last year or so, a dissident group calling itself the "tea party" has become a force within the American political structure, protesting against tax levels and government debt. The group is named for one of the most effective protests ever staged — on this date in 1773 — the Boston Tea Party. Some protestors boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped many crates of valuable tea into the harbor to protest British tax policies. Britain's retaliatory moves only hardened the position of the colonists wishing for independence. Tea is no longer the expensive and dominant drink of choice that it once was in those years. Americans drink an average of 9 gallons of tea a year, compared to more than 23 gallons of coffee. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2011, p. 601
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012, t. 215
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
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